Sentence examples for close to a final from inspiring English sources

There still isn't anything close to a final decision.

"In fact, we are very, very close to a final agreement.

Talks in Morocco are "very close to a final agreement", the UN envoy, Bernardino Leon said on Sunday.

The subsidiary, Opel, made its statement as lawyers for the former workers appeared close to a final multibillion-dollar accord with the German government and industry.

Mr. Shelby said that lawmakers were also close to a final deal on a bill intended to modernize the Federal Housing Administration.

Pushing aside ultimatums, threats and caustic rhetoric, N.B.A. owners and players returned to the bargaining table Wednesday for a 12-hour session that produced modest movement, but nothing close to a final deal.

Democrats close to the campaign also suggested that Mr. Gore was getting closer to a final decision.

By the spring of 2003, demolition had begun, and Al was no closer to a final answer.

The agency said that the ruling "brings us closer to a final resolution of this emotional process".

But industry sources said then that the consortium, which includes ConocoPhillips and TotalFinaElf, was edging closer to a final deal.

In fact, most scientific results are of no immediate practical value; they merely move us one small step closer to a final result that may be truly useful.